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newt gingrich criticizing the process. no one really seems happy with what happened or how it happened. is this how things are going to get done in washington these days, governing by crisis? let's start with you, anna. >> well, you know, i agree with that part that he just said. this is absolutely not healthy governing. i love newt gingrich. he was in miami over the holidays e was having a little diversion himself. i suspect when he was speaker, he didn't very much like criticism of the type he is giving now. newt gingrich is a great ideas guy. not all are great ideas. some of his criticisms are valid. we are not doing this in a healthy, whole some, constructive way. we seem to be going from crisis to crisis to crisis, which is part of this destructive cycle. that being said, this is not a division. this was a real cliff. this was a real problem. i think john boehner deserves a lot of credit for having put so much into it, for having tried so hard to make a deal. for having herded his cats. it was not pretty. it was makin
newt gingrich criticizing the process. no one really seems happy with what happened or how it happened. is this how things are going to get done in washington these days, governing by crisis? let's start with you, anna. >> well, you know, i agree with that part that he just said. this is absolutely not healthy governing. i love newt gingrich. he was in miami over the holidays e was having a little diversion himself. i suspect when he was speaker, he didn't very much like criticism of the...
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. >> newt gingrich on the second amendment and obama's bill. and gun girls live from the shooting range. why they want their ar-15s. and my interview with the uncle of a new mexico boy charged with killing four members of his family. >> do you believe him? manti te'o speaks. i'll ask john elway what he thinks about it and the big game in new orleans. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. you're looking live at capitol hill tonight. now ground zero in the growing battle over guns. saying enough is enough, senator dianne feinstein introduced a tough new bill to ban 150 firearms including assault weapons and semiautomatic weapons, and also magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. >> columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazines. >> the nra is of course fighting back, saying in a statement senator feinstein has been trying to ban guns from law abiding citizens for decades. they know gun ban
. >> newt gingrich on the second amendment and obama's bill. and gun girls live from the shooting range. why they want their ar-15s. and my interview with the uncle of a new mexico boy charged with killing four members of his family. >> do you believe him? manti te'o speaks. i'll ask john elway what he thinks about it and the big game in new orleans. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. you're looking live at capitol hill tonight. now ground zero in...
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we will talk to former speaker gingrich about that. we will also take you to chicago where gun laws are tight, but the gun crimes are extraordinarily high. [ alarm clock ringing ] [ female announcer ] if you have rheumatoid arthritis, can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? [ woman ] i wanted to get up when i was ready, not my joints. [ female announcer ] could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint damage. it's helped new ra patients and those not helped enough by other treatments. do not take orencia with another biologic medicine for ra due to an increased risk of serious infection. serious side effects can occur including fatal infections. cases of lymphoma and lung cancer have been reported. tell your doctor if you are prone to or have any infection like an open sore or the flu or a history of copd, a chronic lung disease. orencia may worsen your copd. here's information you need to know. orencia is available in two
we will talk to former speaker gingrich about that. we will also take you to chicago where gun laws are tight, but the gun crimes are extraordinarily high. [ alarm clock ringing ] [ female announcer ] if you have rheumatoid arthritis, can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? [ woman ] i wanted to get up when i was ready, not my joints. [ female announcer ] could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain,...
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we'll speak to former speaker gingrich about that. and we'll take you to chicago where gun laws are tight, but the number of gun crimes, extraordinarily high. >>> when vice president biden suggest said some of his recommendations to president obama might include the president issues executive orders, a firestorm erupted. president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the pictures. they show pictures of josef stalin and adolf hitler. lindsey graham weighed in as well. tweeting today, quote, gun control by executive order could be a power grab that won't go down well with congress or the american people. just the other day, former house speaker and former gop candidate, newt gingrich told fox's greta van susteren that congress should act to block any executive order. the correct approach by congress is to cut off money and say no money shall be spent to do this. since his presidential run, speaker gingrich has launched a new
we'll speak to former speaker gingrich about that. and we'll take you to chicago where gun laws are tight, but the number of gun crimes, extraordinarily high. >>> when vice president biden suggest said some of his recommendations to president obama might include the president issues executive orders, a firestorm erupted. president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the...
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coming up, the next four years with former senator russ feingold, former speaker of the house newt gingrich, "usa today's" susan page and cnn's ron brownstein. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman, which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who are or may
coming up, the next four years with former senator russ feingold, former speaker of the house newt gingrich, "usa today's" susan page and cnn's ron brownstein. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed...
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we'll speak to former speaker gingrich about that. and we'll take you to chicago where the number of gun crimes are extraordinarily high. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> when vice president biden suggest said some of his recommendations to president obama might include the president issues executive orders, a firestor
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we'll speak to former speaker gingrich about that. and we'll take you to chicago where gun laws are tight, but the number of gun crimes, extraordinarily high. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose because for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot
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newt gingrich took a lot of heat for that ad with nancy pelosi during the campaign. those two factors drive this issue down, but something like hurricane sandy, that could be a wake-up call. >> and hurricane sandy cost a lot of money. now, it's tough with all the pork that went in the bills, but we got a $50 billion appropriation that just came to affected states. that cost a lot of money. so might it not, even if we're not really sure what a cut in emissions might do right now to the trajectory of the climate change that we've experienced, mite it not be worth trying to do something about things? whether through carbon monoxide emissio emissions, co2? >> i don't think so. no matter what we do, we're not going to have the impact unless the rest of the world goes along and we're going to drive up koss on people. coal fire plants. 19 just shut down in georgia. do people really want to do things like that nationwide when china, russia, india, brazil aren't going to do them? probably not. long-term, it's probably not going to have an impact. we've had extreme weather in
newt gingrich took a lot of heat for that ad with nancy pelosi during the campaign. those two factors drive this issue down, but something like hurricane sandy, that could be a wake-up call. >> and hurricane sandy cost a lot of money. now, it's tough with all the pork that went in the bills, but we got a $50 billion appropriation that just came to affected states. that cost a lot of money. so might it not, even if we're not really sure what a cut in emissions might do right now to the...
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we saw that before with newt gingrich and bill clinton. and in clinton's second term, they did actually get stuff done. they worked it out between them. but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his reputation is that he can get deals done, but then he has to sell them in a caucus, some whom, a minority, but a vocal minority of whom are very rigid indeed. so i think the speaker has an opportunity to show his more magnanimous leadership and to lead the whole of the house, and not just his caucus. and as he does that, i think his relationship, not just with the president, but with the general public will improve, and i hope it does. >> one of the issues he's going to face is gun crime, gun control, gun violence, generally. he's been generally audacious in terms
we saw that before with newt gingrich and bill clinton. and in clinton's second term, they did actually get stuff done. they worked it out between them. but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his...
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but i like mitt romney, i like newt gingrich and ron paul. >> who do you most agree with? >> i think my opinions were fairly forthright throughout the debate and i felt quite honestly i was the perfect candidate for america but that didn't happen and so really, quite honestly, which ever candidate it is, i will be happy to back. >> if you are so very hem mentally against the vanguard of obama care, mitt romney is the least that you would endorse because of his own health care plan? >> i think that's the positive difference i made in this campaign. now mitt romney's answer is that he will get behind a full scale repeal. whoever our nominee is they have all agreed verbally to repeal obama care and now it's time for us to hold our nominees' feet to the fire. >> talking about competition, if i were prescribing some medicine for you right now congressman, i would say the situation is pretty terminal. why don't you just do the decent thing and pull out? why are you staying in the race? >> why don't you do the decent thing and not pester me with silly questions like that? that wo
but i like mitt romney, i like newt gingrich and ron paul. >> who do you most agree with? >> i think my opinions were fairly forthright throughout the debate and i felt quite honestly i was the perfect candidate for america but that didn't happen and so really, quite honestly, which ever candidate it is, i will be happy to back. >> if you are so very hem mentally against the vanguard of obama care, mitt romney is the least that you would endorse because of his own health care...
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we talked about the fiscal cliff and the strategizing that newt gingrich did this morning on meet the press. he said the process has become a complete diversion from what's really important. >> we're going to spend 60 days or 90 days totally fixated on the media on the next big crisis. and the crisis will go down to the white house, and it will be secret meetings, and we'll produce 2400 pages that no one will have read. >> he called it a distraction. no one really seems happy with what happened or how it happened. is this how things are going to get done in washington these days? governing by crisis? >> well, i agree with that part that he just said, this is absolutely not healthy governing, and i love newt gingrich, let me say that, he was in miami over the holidays, so he was having a little diversion himself. but i -- i suspect that when he was speaker he didn't like criticism of the type he's giving right now. he's a great ideas guy. some of his criticisms are valid. we're not doing this in a healthy, wholesome constructive way. we seem to be going from crisis to crisis which is p
we talked about the fiscal cliff and the strategizing that newt gingrich did this morning on meet the press. he said the process has become a complete diversion from what's really important. >> we're going to spend 60 days or 90 days totally fixated on the media on the next big crisis. and the crisis will go down to the white house, and it will be secret meetings, and we'll produce 2400 pages that no one will have read. >> he called it a distraction. no one really seems happy with...
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i like mitt romney, newt gingrich and ron paul. >> who do you most agree with? >> i think my opinions were fairly forthright throughout the debate. and i felt quite honestly i was the perfect candidate for america, but that didn't happen. so really quite honestly, whichever candidate it is, i will be happy to back. >> if you're so vehemently in the vanguard against obamacare, presumably mitt romney is the least of the four candidates that you would personally endorse, right? because of his own health care plan wasn't that different? >> i think that's the positive difference i made. mitt romney's action is he will get behind a full scale repeal. so no matter who our nominee is, they've all committed verbally to repeal of obamacare. now it's up to us to hold our nominee's feet to the fire. >> talking of competition, if i was prescribing some medicine for you right now, congressman, i think i would say the situation is looking pretty terminal for your race to be the gop nominee. why don't you just do the decent thing and pull out? why are you staying in the race? >
i like mitt romney, newt gingrich and ron paul. >> who do you most agree with? >> i think my opinions were fairly forthright throughout the debate. and i felt quite honestly i was the perfect candidate for america, but that didn't happen. so really quite honestly, whichever candidate it is, i will be happy to back. >> if you're so vehemently in the vanguard against obamacare, presumably mitt romney is the least of the four candidates that you would personally endorse, right?...
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newt gingrich warned fellow republicans you may want to get the spending cuts be u if you're going to use the debt ceilings and hold them hostage he says that is, quote/unquote, a dead loser. here he is. >> in the end gloirk what's going to happen. the whole financial system is going to come into washington by television and say, oh, my god, this would be a gigantic heart attack, the entire economy of the world will collapse and you guys can't be responsible and they'll cave. >> so are republicans making a strategic mistake using the debt ceiling as leverage since we all know they will end up having to raise it. >> they will have to raise it. the president will have to raise it and the debt creeling is not the problem. the problem is the debt and the spending that's driving the debt. the number one thing is to avoid, a, the notion that speaker boehner can trot down to the white house and somehow we can solve the nation's problems or, b, that we want do this at the 11th hour at all. instead we want the president and our congress do their job. i for one believe in moments like this pres
newt gingrich warned fellow republicans you may want to get the spending cuts be u if you're going to use the debt ceilings and hold them hostage he says that is, quote/unquote, a dead loser. here he is. >> in the end gloirk what's going to happen. the whole financial system is going to come into washington by television and say, oh, my god, this would be a gigantic heart attack, the entire economy of the world will collapse and you guys can't be responsible and they'll cave. >> so...
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it's a very frustrating institution. >> newt gingrich will not run for the senate in georgia. thank you very much for coming in. many egyptians hoped the protest would open up a chapter for their country, but it's similar to what they endured two years ago. >>> exactly two years ago, thousands of egyptians stormed tahrir square and many failed to bring the prosperity that brought them here in the first place. the second anniversary was marked by violence including in tahrir. joining me now from cairo. what's it like on the special day? what happened? >> it's a half past midnight time here in cairo. most of the protesters have left at this hour. the location is relatively calm and we are seeing pockets of slashes in front of egyptian state tv where protesters continue to throw debris and rocks and molotov cocktails by throwing rocks themselves. other locations throughout egypt, also saw protests and violence. the clashes turned deadly in suez east of cairo where according to the interior ministry, six people were killed. five protesters and one police officer. it's hard to beli
it's a very frustrating institution. >> newt gingrich will not run for the senate in georgia. thank you very much for coming in. many egyptians hoped the protest would open up a chapter for their country, but it's similar to what they endured two years ago. >>> exactly two years ago, thousands of egyptians stormed tahrir square and many failed to bring the prosperity that brought them here in the first place. the second anniversary was marked by violence including in tahrir....
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let's listen to this. >> we're going to solve this problem instead in several steps. >> speaker gingrich, do you think this is the way to do it? we're at an impasse. are we going to do that? >> we're going to solve it in several steps. why aren't people trying to solve it a few hours before midnight on new year's eve? everybody knows you can retroactively -- the president could instruct the treasury tomorrow morning to hold all withholding rates at the current amount on the presumption that they have reroactively to january 1st fixed the taxes by march 1st. it's not a good way to do it. they had 13 months on a bipartisan basis, they failed. 13 months. everybody needs to remember this. for 13 months, they could have solved this. i warned literally in 2011, we would come down to the last possible minute of the last possible day to be told there's this terrible bill that nobody understands, nobody has read, but if you don't vote for it, terrible things will happen. i think republicans at some point have to stand straight and say we're not going to do this anymore, and we're going to calmly
let's listen to this. >> we're going to solve this problem instead in several steps. >> speaker gingrich, do you think this is the way to do it? we're at an impasse. are we going to do that? >> we're going to solve it in several steps. why aren't people trying to solve it a few hours before midnight on new year's eve? everybody knows you can retroactively -- the president could instruct the treasury tomorrow morning to hold all withholding rates at the current amount on the...
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and i think it's just irresponsible. >> right. >> i never agree with newt gingrich on anything, but i'm going to agree with him tonight on this. >> i just don't understand what leverage is going to be enough, right? a deadline, a fiscal cliff, a super committee. i mean nothing. these guys don't seem to care what deadline you put in front of them or what leverage. they still won't do it. >> well, i mean for the record it shouldn't require leverage. they should, in fact, do this because it's a problem for our nation. you know, with all due respect to bob, the president's proposals are to cut $365 billion out of entitlements over ten years, and we're borrowing $100 billion a month. they aren't in the ballpark of what we need. you know, we've seen the house pass their ideas. it's happened. the senate doesn't have to like them, but they should take them up and provide some alternatives. that's never happened. so we do have to change the way we do business, and we do have to get proposals that are in the ballpark of the size of the problem. >> all right. thanks so much to the both of you. we
and i think it's just irresponsible. >> right. >> i never agree with newt gingrich on anything, but i'm going to agree with him tonight on this. >> i just don't understand what leverage is going to be enough, right? a deadline, a fiscal cliff, a super committee. i mean nothing. these guys don't seem to care what deadline you put in front of them or what leverage. they still won't do it. >> well, i mean for the record it shouldn't require leverage. they should, in fact,...
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already newt gingrich is saying this is a -- >> hey, we have to do something. we can't keep saying, we'll keep extending. republicans are going to give -- >> we should have a negotiation. we had $2 trillion. >> unlimited credit card? >> you should pay your bills. >> unlimited credit card. >> what i would say to republicans is that we have dealt with issues of default and all these issues are raising the debt limit without actually threatening a default for decades. >> this is called leverage. if you were the minority party. >> there's no default. >> this is an unprecedented act and republicans should not threaten the economy and just to get their way. there should be a negotiation. >> it is unsettling, you would agree. a way they can pay their bills. they will manipulate it for two months. it does shake up the economy and it has businesses not wanting to hire because they're not sure what is going to happen. where does this end? i feel like every month we're going to do this. >> well, we got a taste of this in july and august of 2011, where they did make a deal
already newt gingrich is saying this is a -- >> hey, we have to do something. we can't keep saying, we'll keep extending. republicans are going to give -- >> we should have a negotiation. we had $2 trillion. >> unlimited credit card? >> you should pay your bills. >> unlimited credit card. >> what i would say to republicans is that we have dealt with issues of default and all these issues are raising the debt limit without actually threatening a default for...
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watch. >> gingrich, gergich, i wonder if we're related. >> i don't think so, jerry. >> okay. >> gingrich isn't only a well known politician on the show. vice president biden, senator john mccain, senator barbara boxer and olympia snowe all made cameos. >>> clinton said president obama went from a five-stroke lead to a one-stroke lead during their last game, their game last month. he joked about the incident at an event in palm springs, california, telling the crowd, i'm only one down and he leaves at hole 13, and says, got to go. clinton didn't accuse the president of ducking out to avoid a loss, but he admitted playing the presidential card himself in the past. >>> and just in time for an inauguration, the white house releasing a new official portrait photo of the president, shows him smiling with his arms folded, standing in front of his desk in the oval office. the president has more gray hair than four years ago and, of course, speaking of hair, first lady michelle obama rocking a new do, has some bangs. michelle obama debuting the new look yesterday. that was actually her 49th birth
watch. >> gingrich, gergich, i wonder if we're related. >> i don't think so, jerry. >> okay. >> gingrich isn't only a well known politician on the show. vice president biden, senator john mccain, senator barbara boxer and olympia snowe all made cameos. >>> clinton said president obama went from a five-stroke lead to a one-stroke lead during their last game, their game last month. he joked about the incident at an event in palm springs, california, telling the...
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>> the control room -- >> i think we lost our connection with newt gingrich. unfortunately we've lost our connection. we'll have him stand by. we're also once again waiting to hear from the current speaker of the house. there's the room where the speaker john boehner will go in with some of his republican leadership, make a statement and answer reporters' questions. live coverage of that. we'll try to reconnect with newt gingrich as well. >>> the secretary of state, hillary clinton, is about to face a grilling about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. we'll take a look at that. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. ♪ it was the best day ♪ ♪ it was the best day yeah! ♪ it was the best d
>> the control room -- >> i think we lost our connection with newt gingrich. unfortunately we've lost our connection. we'll have him stand by. we're also once again waiting to hear from the current speaker of the house. there's the room where the speaker john boehner will go in with some of his republican leadership, make a statement and answer reporters' questions. live coverage of that. we'll try to reconnect with newt gingrich as well. >>> the secretary of state, hillary...
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live, right here in "the situation room." >>> happening now, the former presidential candidate, newt gingrich, is here to talk gun control, immigration, and more! >>> an emotional interview with the parents of a new york woman missing in turkey. plus, drug smugglers trying some unusual new tactics. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> an important senate hearing today on gun control with testimony ranging from inspiring to emotional to very contentious. >> and it started with surprise remarks from former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, herself a victim of gun violence that makes it difficult for her to speak. listen here. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it's will be hard, but the time is now. you must act. >> my wife would not be sitting in this seat, she would not have been sitting here today, if we had stronger background checks. >> we could dramatically cut crime in this country with guns and save lives, all over this country, if we would start enforcing the 9,000 federal laws we have on the books. i'm
live, right here in "the situation room." >>> happening now, the former presidential candidate, newt gingrich, is here to talk gun control, immigration, and more! >>> an emotional interview with the parents of a new york woman missing in turkey. plus, drug smugglers trying some unusual new tactics. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> an important senate hearing today on gun control with testimony ranging from inspiring to...
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pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich fist out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor romney, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it would be okay in a democratic primary, and a republican primary it would be indefensible, all i have to do is tell the truth. i have to point out facts and i think the next few weeks will be a lot of fun. it will be very interesting. my request is that he be honest with the country. >> america clearly need someone with a good business brain. the economy remains in the tank. you went after mitt romney today about his work at bain capital. you called him a greedy wall street so and so. was that the most sensible position calling him a vulture? should you be on that side of the coin given that you are a successful texa
pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich fist out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor romney, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it...
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beyonce and jay-z rubbing shoulders with newt gingrich and calis calista. audio problems forced beyonce to pull out her ear piece, but she still nailed "the star-spangled banner." the president, oernd, blew one word. and no stumbling by sasha as she skipped and ran from place to play. sasha gyrated, malia danced as they waited for the festivities to begin. sasha kept wiping something off her coat, when the brooklyn tabarnacle choir sang the president may or may not have wiped a tear from his face. a second later, he definitely winked. to hear kelly clarkson's version of "my country 'tis of thee" got a one word review from senator chuck schumer. >> wow. >> reporter: of course, there were a lot of media flubs. >> it continued. i stopped, but it continued. welcome back to our continuing coverage. >> reporter: and boy, did it continue. from famous faces -- >> hello. hey, how are you all? >> reporter: to the unknown anti-abortion protester in a tree. >> whether or not to get an abortion, i listen to men in trees. >> reporter: when he finally climbed down a polic
beyonce and jay-z rubbing shoulders with newt gingrich and calis calista. audio problems forced beyonce to pull out her ear piece, but she still nailed "the star-spangled banner." the president, oernd, blew one word. and no stumbling by sasha as she skipped and ran from place to play. sasha gyrated, malia danced as they waited for the festivities to begin. sasha kept wiping something off her coat, when the brooklyn tabarnacle choir sang the president may or may not have wiped a tear...
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like i might add we did in the 1990s when president clinton actually sat down and negotiated with newt gingrich and trent lott, even when there was ultra-partisanship. people say it was worse today than back then, heck, they tried to impeach the president. we have had that, but you have to put that aside and work together. >> here is what the president says repeatedly now when it comes to raising the so-called debt ceiling, it will have to be raised by february, early march, at the latest. i want to play a little clip. listen to the president. >> if congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of defeat once again, which is part of the negotiation, which by the way we never did in our history until we did it last year, i will not play that game. >> he says he wouldn't play that game. but republicans say they will only raise the debt ceiling if there is an equal amount of spending cuts together with the raising of the debt ceiling. he says he is not going to play that game. will he have any choice? >> look, that is the kind of
like i might add we did in the 1990s when president clinton actually sat down and negotiated with newt gingrich and trent lott, even when there was ultra-partisanship. people say it was worse today than back then, heck, they tried to impeach the president. we have had that, but you have to put that aside and work together. >> here is what the president says repeatedly now when it comes to raising the so-called debt ceiling, it will have to be raised by february, early march, at the...
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pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich this out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after the dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor ramen, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it would be okay in a democratic primary, and a republican primary it would be indefensible, all he has to do is tell the truth. i have to point out facts and i think the next few weeks will be a lot of fun. it will be very interesting. waylon request is that he be honest with the country. >> america clearly need someone with a good business bring. the economy remains in the tank. you went after mitt romney today about his work at bain capital. you called him a greedy wall street so and so. was that the most sensible position calling him a vulture? should you be on that side of the client given that you are a succes
pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich this out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after the dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor ramen, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it...
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. >> representative gingrich, ali velshi, happy new year to you, sir. i want to talk to something that played out yesterday. you were a tough primary in the past and that was when you first signed the norquist pledge. am i right? >> that's right. absolutely. >> and grover norquist seems to have approved this deal. approved plan b which a lot of republicans didn't support. he couldn't get it to a floor vote. said this is okay. guys like and you many like you across the country are in districts that are not competitive in the general election, they are competitive in the primary, so you have to tack to the side of your party. and that means that it makes it harder for guys like you to compromi compromise, you are keeping an open mind. given your general history, you wouldn't like this deal? >> you stated it perfectly. grover gorgeous kwis well respected. did i sign that pledge in 2002, and that was not just a pledge to grover norquist, u.s. a pledge to the constituents who voted for me over the other two guys, pretty good candidates as well. grover could
. >> representative gingrich, ali velshi, happy new year to you, sir. i want to talk to something that played out yesterday. you were a tough primary in the past and that was when you first signed the norquist pledge. am i right? >> that's right. absolutely. >> and grover norquist seems to have approved this deal. approved plan b which a lot of republicans didn't support. he couldn't get it to a floor vote. said this is okay. guys like and you many like you across the country...
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pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich this out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after the dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor ramen, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it would be okay in a democratic primary, and a republican primary it would be indefensible, all he has to do is tell the truth. i have to point out facts and i think the next few weeks will be a lot of fun. it will be very interesting. waylon request is that he be honest with the country. >> america clearly need someone with a good business bring. the economy remains in the tank. you went after mitt romney today about his work at bain capital. you called him a greedy wall street so and so. was that the most sensible position calling him a vulture? should you be on that side of the client given that you are a succes
pounded you into a position where much as you would like to keep it positive, isn't it time you got the gingrich this out and gave romney a smack? >> harry truman in his great reelection campaign when he was so far behind that they quit taking polls in mid september went after the dewey and the crowd would yell out, and he would yell back tell them the truth and with governor ramen, his record is so bad and he has become so clearly a moderate and so many things that are indefensible, it...
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so even newt gingrich says this isn't a wise fight to pick. you may feel strongly about spending cuts but this isn't the right time to fight. >> when is the right time? when is the right time? because the spending cuts never come. you know what? it's not going to be easy, but both parties need to get their act together and go to the table and say we have to rein in this out of control spending. we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem and the american people are realizing that. >> the american people reelected president obama which says to me the majority of americans don't want smaller government, don't want huge spending cuts. they want congress to work together to get its act together and get the economy moving. >> the american people also elected another house of representatives, a republican house of representatives, and that is our most direct form of representation in the federal government, the house of representatives, and they're the ones that control the purse strings. we have to do something. this isn't -- the th
so even newt gingrich says this isn't a wise fight to pick. you may feel strongly about spending cuts but this isn't the right time to fight. >> when is the right time? when is the right time? because the spending cuts never come. you know what? it's not going to be easy, but both parties need to get their act together and go to the table and say we have to rein in this out of control spending. we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem and the american people are...
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but on the question of the second amendment, i talked to newt gingrich the other day, do you agree or disagree on the ban on machine guns, automatic machine guns? >> that's a reasonable restriction. that's what i'm saying. >> but my question is, since the founder fathers never specified obviously the type of gun because they couldn't have done, they wouldn't have been able to foresee them, my question to you is what is the substantive difference between the effect of a banned machine gun that you and i both agree should be banned under the second amendment, what is the difference between that and what it can do to a classroom full of children and an ar-15 loaded with a 100-bullet magazine. to me, there's no difference, and i don't understand why you're comfortable with banning one and not the other? >> it's not a question of what i'm comfortable with. the founding fathers didn't foresee texting while driving either, but that's not how we measure things. the second amendment says you're allowed to have a gun. what you have to say then is what can we do in the political framework, the f
but on the question of the second amendment, i talked to newt gingrich the other day, do you agree or disagree on the ban on machine guns, automatic machine guns? >> that's a reasonable restriction. that's what i'm saying. >> but my question is, since the founder fathers never specified obviously the type of gun because they couldn't have done, they wouldn't have been able to foresee them, my question to you is what is the substantive difference between the effect of a banned...
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we are going to have a panel that's going to include newt gingrich and russ feingold. i think -- i look forward to that i think that will be a fun, interesting take on what's going to happen. >> on the left and on the right. >> two speechwriters that i know you know, don bayer used to write for clinton, michael guesten, used to write for bush, how you put together an inaugural speech, what does this president in these times have to say up there to move forward in the next four years. >> is hard, if you are a speechwriter, writing a speech for somebody like president obama who likes to write his own speeches and he is a very good writer. >> yeah, but in the end, presidents have a lot to do, so i think oftentimes, we hear, oh, not just this president, lots of presidents, they wrote themselves, they did most of the work themselves. i think the speechwriters are like ghost writers, you say well, that was mostly his. but they know how to turn a phrase or two and how to capture the moment. >> they need one line in each of these >> can goes into granite some place. >> we will
we are going to have a panel that's going to include newt gingrich and russ feingold. i think -- i look forward to that i think that will be a fun, interesting take on what's going to happen. >> on the left and on the right. >> two speechwriters that i know you know, don bayer used to write for clinton, michael guesten, used to write for bush, how you put together an inaugural speech, what does this president in these times have to say up there to move forward in the next four...
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. >> newt gingrich brought this up on the show the other day. you look at a city like chicago that has tough gun legislation and a high murder rate. >> new york has tough gun legislation and a low murder rate. it's not a panacea for everything. you have to have a good police department, have it well led, diversified, deploy it where the problems are, aggressive with the kids who are most likely to carry guns to make sure they think they're going to be stopped and if they have a gun on them, they'll be arrested. that keeps them from carrying guns. otherwise it's a mauch oo thing. this is a important step. fewer guns means fewer murderers. fewer guns means fewer suicides. it means you and your children are safer. >> what do you think of the nra, how they have been fighting this? >> i don't think their strategy makes any sense at all. the other day, to bring in the president's kids was just bad pr. it was also an outrage, it really was. you don't do that. they made a big deal back, a few days after the connecticut shooting, that the cause of all th
. >> newt gingrich brought this up on the show the other day. you look at a city like chicago that has tough gun legislation and a high murder rate. >> new york has tough gun legislation and a low murder rate. it's not a panacea for everything. you have to have a good police department, have it well led, diversified, deploy it where the problems are, aggressive with the kids who are most likely to carry guns to make sure they think they're going to be stopped and if they have a gun...
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. >> since newt gingrich became speaker, this place has been very competitive and both sides want to be in control. and because of that, there is -- and the country's split. the country, a lot of people out there who are fiscally conservative, others like myself believe in the short term we've got to do more, do infrastructure, things to get this economy moving ahead and that will reduce the deficit. that will lower unemployment and do positive things for the country. >> reporter: genuine -- >> the problem with the republicans they believe their rhetoric. i guess -- i guess some of us democrats believe our rhetoric. i'm a paul krugman devotee. austerity hasn't worked. we need more h1gstimulus. >> reporter: serendipity that i bumped into you. we don't get to hear what really goes on in the house gym. this is good scoop. >> absolutely. i was wondering if that's part of their new year's resolution, if they do that on a regular basis. >> reporter: they do it on a regular basis. >> every day. a whole group. a huge group down there. >> good. we hope that they resolve to never let this happ
. >> since newt gingrich became speaker, this place has been very competitive and both sides want to be in control. and because of that, there is -- and the country's split. the country, a lot of people out there who are fiscally conservative, others like myself believe in the short term we've got to do more, do infrastructure, things to get this economy moving ahead and that will reduce the deficit. that will lower unemployment and do positive things for the country. >> reporter:...
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the first one with newt gingrich and then nancy pelosi lost some of her members and jim trafficant voted for dennis hastert. it's really not a good way to start your career. >> you talk about how you weren't expecting retirement to look like this, congressman. let me point out this fun tweet from "the washington post." "steve la tourette unbound has been one of the fascinating subplots of the fiscal cliff fight." we've heard chuckle heads, sleep deprived octogenarians. now that you're off the job, anything else you would like to get off your chest? >> well, i think, listen, i wish the new congress well and they really have to come to a couple of conclusions. either are you going to work to get things done or make bumper stickers and feed red meat to the base on the right and the left. and i really wish these new folks well. and yesterday not a good sign that's going to happen. >> why do you say that? >> well, 12 people, either 9 or 12 didn't vote for the speaker. that vote is a no brainer. and that's whether or not your party will control the agenda in the house of representatives, and w
the first one with newt gingrich and then nancy pelosi lost some of her members and jim trafficant voted for dennis hastert. it's really not a good way to start your career. >> you talk about how you weren't expecting retirement to look like this, congressman. let me point out this fun tweet from "the washington post." "steve la tourette unbound has been one of the fascinating subplots of the fiscal cliff fight." we've heard chuckle heads, sleep deprived octogenarians....